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The sector’s 2011 consolidated data may be found here.

2011 MARKET DATA:

Steel producing park: 29 mills, managed by 11 business groups.

Installed capacity: 47.8 Mty of crude steel

Crude steel output: 35.2 Mt

Steel products output: 33.3 million de t

Apparent consumption: 25.0 Mt

Employees: 137.134

Trade balance: US$ 3.9 million – 13.0% of Brazil’s trade balance

World’s 12th largest steel exporter (direct exportations)

World’s 5th largest net steel exporter (exp - imp): 7.1 Mt

Exports to over 100 countries

Indirect exportation (steel contained in goods): 2.9 Mt

Brazilian per capita steel consumption: 145 kg/crude steel/inhabitant

Main steel consuming sectors: Civil Construction; Automotive; Capital Goods, Machines and Equipment (including Agricultural); Household and Commercial Appliances